Improvement in lubricators for picker-spindles in looms



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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS PARKER, OF SHELBY, NORTH CAROLINA.

IMPRO'VEM'ENT IN LUBRICATORS FOR PICKER-SPINDLES IN LOOMS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 119,171, dated September 19, 1871; antedated September 16, 1871.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS PARKER, of Shelby, in the county of Cleveland and State of North Uarolina,have invented a new and useful Improvement in Loom-Picker-Spindle Lubricator; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompany ing drawing forming part of this specication.

rlhe object of this invention is to provide eficient, economical, and convenient means for keeping the picker-spindles of power-looms lubricated. My invention consists in a new way of applying lubricating material to a picker-spindleV by a peculiar construction and arrangement of certain parts, which will first be fully described I and then clearly specified in the claim.

The accompanying drawing represents a perspective view, partly in section, of the pick on its spindle, with a section ofthe shuttle-box and showing the lubricating-wick.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

A is the shuttle-box. B is lthe spindle. C is i the picker, and D represents the lubricatingwick. ThewickDis confined in a tubular screw,

E, which is inserted into the top of the picker. The upper portion of the tube is enlarged, as seen at F, forming a cup, which allows the upper portion of the Wick to spread and absorb the oil.

The lower portion ofthe wick is more compressed;

but not so much so as to prevent a sufficient quantity of oil from passing through it for lubricating the spindle with which it is in contact. As the picker is thrown by the picker-staff over the spindle at each throw of the shuttle, it will be seen that the spindle will be constantly lubricated when there is oil or other lubricating liquid in the wick.

I do not confine myself to any particular description of power-loom, as I am aware that it l 

